Bridget Gaudette

Foundation Beyond Belief — Orlando, FL

Bridget
was born into a very devout Jehovah's Witness family. A young Earth creationist
and Bible literalist, she finally rid herself of religious belief in college. She attributes this primarily to her studies in geology and biological anthropology and sex. Because of this, she was disowned and has had
almost no contact with her family since.

Since attaining her masters in public administration with a focus on nonprofit
management, Bridget has assisted several freethought organizations with their
development and administration. Bridget currently works as the Director of
Development for Foundation Beyond Belief and the Marketing & Strategies
Manager for The Celestial Teapot Magazine.

Bridget
has spoken about her deconversion, what it's like to be a black atheist and her
transformation from sex-negative to sex-positive and how religion played a key
role.